About

Educational background

2020
Indiana University, Bloomington
-Ph.D. in Anthropology
-Subfield specialization in Bioanthropology
-Minors in Sociocultural Anthropology and Nutritional Physiology

2014
Indiana University Bloomington
M.A. in Anthropology

2009
The Ohio State University, Columbus
-B.S. in Biology and Anthropological Sciences
-Summa Cum Laude, with Honors in the Arts and Sciences, with Research Distinction in Anthropological Sciences, Honors Thesis: Breastfeeding patterns among tropical horticulturalists in the Brazilian Amazon

Research interests: Biological Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Nutritional Anthropology, Human Biology, Nutritional Physiology, Infant and young child feeding practices, India studies, Human Reproduction, Maternal and Infant health, Human Growth and Development, Biocultural Approaches, Life History Theory, Reproductive Ecology